William Floyd

William Floyd (17 December 1734-4 August 1821) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NY 1) from 4 March 1789 to 3 March 1791, preceding Thomas Tredwell.

Biography
William Floyd was born in Brookhaven, Long Island, New York in 1734, and he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776 and as a member of the State Assembly from 1777 to 1788. Floyd went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791, and he was a presidential elector in 1792, voting for George Washington. After a failed bid for Lieutenant-Governor in 1795, he went on to serve as an elector in 1800 and 1804. He died in 1821.